Some Acanthocephala and Digenea of Marine Fish from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies
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A survey of 17 fishes belonging to 11 species from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, West Indies, led to the recovery of 2 species of acanthocephalans and 9 of digeneans. The acanthocephalans found were Acanthogyrus (Acanthosentis) acanthuri and Dollfusentis ctenorhynchus. The digeneans included Monorchimacradena acanthuri in Acanthurus bahianus (new host record), Bucephalus varicus, Hurleytrematoides chaetodoni, Hurleytrematoides curacaensis, Multitestis chaetodoni, Lecithophyllum pyriforme, Stephanostomum sentum, Podocotyle oscitans, and Helicometra equilata in Holocentrus marianus (new host record).
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